THE LEFT’S WARS ON EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME RESULT:  Bitter harvest for the left’s war on farmers.

So many eggs broken; not a single omelet.

SHOCKING TO THOSE WHO WERE PAYING NO ATTENTION:  The shocking testimony of the Covid-19 nurses.

RAND PAUL INSTRUCTS:  Lessons From the Great Covid Cover-Up.

BUT IF THEY TOLD  THE TRUTH IT WOULD UNDERMINE THE SCAM:  All climate models continue to be wrong, overstating warming to significant degrees.

NONE OF THIS MAKES ANY SENSE:  WaPo: Trump’s border security policies would ‘reignite’ inflation.

You can’t reignite what’s still on fire. Inflation comes from printing more money, not from throwing illegals out. (Are we printing money on illegals? Interesting craft.)  And countries have always had borders without destroying their currency.  This is akin to saying “I don’t make sense, but I like pizza.”

JOHN LUCAS: The Press Misleads – The Supreme Court has not Eliminated Texas’ Right to Defend Its Property. “The Court’s order vacated an injunction previously entered by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that had prohibited the Government from damaging or destroying Texas’ wire. The Supreme Court’s order has been the subject of widespread and sometimes fiery commentary. However, the press and commentators are misanalysing the order. Governor Abbott and Texas are still free to prevent the feds from cutting their wire. The Supreme Court’s order does not forbid that. The press is misleading you. . . . The reason that the press and other commentators and critics are incorrect is that they apparently fail to understand the limited effect of vacating an injunction. After the Supreme Court’s order vacating the injunction, the status quo was the same as it was prior to the TRO ever being entered: There is no court order prohibiting the Government from taking down the wire AND there likewise is no Supreme Court order or opinion saying that the Government had a right to take down the wire. Nor is there an order by any court that Texas cannot protect its own property, namely the concertina wire.”

I believe he’s right about that. One small correction: The Texas State Guard (not to be confused with the Texas National Guard) is indeed immune to federal control, but it is not a “state militia.” It is better understood as troops raised with the consent of Congress under Article I section 10 of the Constitution.

UPDATE: Andrew McCarthy: It Is Not Texas That’s Defying the Law — It’s Biden. “When it is said that the states must comply with federal law, that means statutory law, not the whims of the executive branch. Biden’s policy is not federal law. Federal law, which the president refuses to faithfully execute, calls for detention. As I have explained before, Biden’s actions are in gross violation of the law.”

HEH: Will You Aliens Please Continue to Hold the Real Fetterman? His Doppleganger Is Based AF.

OPEN THREAD: Disport yourselves.

IF THE EU HAD WORKING ROCKETS IN ANY QUANTITY, IT WOULD BE A BIGGER PLAYER HERE: EU space law proposal due in March.

BORDER: Will the resistance in Texas prevail? 25 states and a significant majority of the American people support the Texas Guard’s efforts to secure the border.

WELL, GOOD: Hepatitis Treatment Prevents The Progress of a Common Blood Cancer.

“SCIENTISTS:” Redefining Earth’s Future: Scientists Advocate for Revolutionary Planetary Commons Framework. “The study, conducted by a collaborative team of 22 leading international researchers – including Professor Louis Kotzé, Senior Professorial Fellow in Lincoln Law School, and Professor Duncan French, Head of College of Health & Science and Professor of International Law – over nearly two years, calls for a paradigm shift in global governance to effectively safeguard the Earth’s critical systems.”

We law professors are the salt of the earth, nature’s noblemen, but we’re not scientists unless we do science, and telling other people how to live isn’t science, it’s something more like oppression.

IT’S ABOUT TIME FOR ME TO GO DONATE: Red Cross doubles down on plea for donations during blood shortage.

My regional blood bank is Medic, a non-Red Cross bank originally organized decades ago by, among others, my friend Doug Weinstein’s dad. I think the Nashville Red Cross is having difficulties, though, because I saw they were having a blood drive here in Knoxville at West Town Mall a while back.

BUMPED AND UPDATED (I’ll update how I can throughout the day. I have no idea how to pin, or if I can so bear with me.)

I DON’T WISH TO ALARM ANYONE, BUT:  Governor Abbott: When, in the Course of Human Events….

So far Oklahoma, Arkansas, South Dakota, Montana, Virginia and Florida have pledged material (and personnel) support.  There will probably be more by the time you read this.

UPDATE: North Dakota, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Idaho, Nebraska, West Virginia, Iowa.

I’ve heard reports of Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, South Carolina, Utah, but I have not personally seen the Tweets. We’re kind of dealing with a home repair emergency (our water main broke in the cold if you must know) and I’ll look for those tweets and update as I can.  Those who have my email can feel free to email me links and save me time. ;)

UPDATE: Up to 25 states, because the entire Republican Governors Association signed a letter of support. 

So, add in: Ohio, Indiana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Missouri,  Wyoming, Nevada and Utah.  I should get a map and color it, shouldn’t I?

Will any of the democrat governors break with the pack? It’s time to turn the heat on them.

THE NEW TOBACCO INDUSTRY: NYC issues public health advisory about social media due to its impact on kids.

IF THEY DON’T SNATCH DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY, IT WON’T BE FOR LACK OF TRYING: You’ll Love the RNC’s Next Big Stupid Way to Lose in 2024.

READER FAVORITE: DMoose Fitness Forearm Exerciser – Hand, Wrist and Forearm Strengthener. #CommissionEarned

MORE POWER, MORE AI: 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI First Look.

THOSE ARE JUST THE GOTAWAYS: Hawley raises alarm after border gotaways exceed Kansas City, St Louis populations combined last fiscal year.

I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS JUST CRAZED CONSPIRACY THEORY STUFF: Expert shows how to tamper with Georgia voting machine in security trial.

THIS CAN’T GO AS BADLY AS BIDEN’S EXIT FROM AFGHANISTAN… CAN IT? It’s (Almost) Official: U.S. Bugging Out of Iraq.

COMING NEXT: DEAF ACTIVISTS OPPOSE THIS TREATMENT AS “GENOCIDE.” Gene therapy restores hearing in children with hereditary deafness.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: ‘A Mass Extinction Event For Startups.’ “Big startups are shutting down. According to PitchBook, more than 3,000 private venture backed startups failed in the last year.”

SF CITY ATTORNEY APPOINTS HIMSELF “SPEECH POLICE:” SUE HIM GOOD AND HARD. An old reporter friend tipped me off to an important (but so far) not reported lawsuit in the Federal District Court covering San Francisco.

Everybody is familiar with U.S. News & World Report, which for decades has been the publisher of “rankings” for everything from grad schools to mortgage lenders. Whether you agree with the various rankings is of no moment. They disclose their methodology, are not “bought off” by advertisers and most importantly, ratings and reviews are generally protected by First Amendment law anyway.

OK, that’s the set up. Here’s what’s going on: San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu — out of the clear blue sky — sends a subpoena to U.S. News complaining and demanding information about their recent review of “Best Hospitals.”

Here’s a link below to a copy of his subpoena. What shocks the conscience is his statement that “As the City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, I have a duty to ensure San Franciscans and Californians have access to accurate information as they make critical healthcare decisions.”

Click to open: SF Subpoena

Really? I’ve looked at the portfolio his office has been given, and don’t see “misinformation police” listed as one of his “duties.” Something smells here. His subpoena is based on investigation of “Substantiation of Advertising (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17508)“.

This is not the first time a party has tried to shut down a publisher under “False Advertising” laws, and with rare exception, they inevitably fail. USN&WR, to their credit has filed a responsive lawsuit, which can be read here.

The papers filed (IMHO) could have been more tightly written, and like most BigLaw firms, they use 20 words when five would do, and I suspect there are other bases of complaint they could have asserted. But that’s just Monday morning quarterbacking on my part.

The $64 questions are: 1) How does a city attorney appoint himself the guardian of “misinformation” over speech that a first-year law student could show is constitutionally protected; and 2) given that the City Attorney is by its own admission tasked with providing “the highest quality legal services to the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, and other elected officials,” the reasonable reader — and perhaps an inquisitive reporter — should ask “Who prompted Chiu to issue this subpoena?”

This is just the beginning.

NEWS I HOPE YOU CAN’T USE: 10-year study evaluates prostate cancer treatments, side effects.